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N-rra STATES ADDISON SMITI'I, OF NElV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ADDIE A.NAUGHTON,`

OF SAME PLACE.

BRUSH FOR BLAGKING OR OILING BOOTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,712, dated December2, 1890. Application filed February 14, 1890- Serial No. 340,451. (Nomodel.)

T all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADDISON SMITH, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Brush for Blacking or OilingShoes or Boots, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to a blacking-brush for which I have iiled anapplication for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 340,452,and of even date herewith.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved brushspecially adapted for the use of ladies, and which can be convenientlyemployed for applying with ease solid blacking or liquid blacking, orfor oiling, wiping, &c., shoes or boots lWithout soiling the hands ofthe operator.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of. reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis a side elevation of the improvement as arranged for blacking.Fig.' 2 is a plan viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevationof the improvement as arranged for oiling or wiping. Fig. iis an endview of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of 'the front end of the brushwith dauber and lever removed. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of thelever-lock on the line .fr .fr of Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the cap for the brush of the dauber.

The improved brush is, in many respects, similar in construction to theone shown and described in the application for Letters Patentabovereferred to.

The improvement is provided with an ordinary blacking-brush A,comprising a back B, bristles C, and handle D. On bearings E, on top ofthe backl B, is fulcrumed the lever F. The front forked end F of the4lever supports a dauber G, provided with the bristles G', back G2, andthe ring G3, in which the back G2 is mounted to be turned by means ofthe handle-arm l-l. The bristles G are adapted to pass onto blackingheld in an ordinary box I of blacking placed in a ring J, held on top ofa plate K, pivoted at K to the top of the back B of the ordinaryblackingbrush A. The ring G3 of the dauber Gis provided with trunnions Land L', mounted to turn in the fork F of the lever F, and the trunnion Lcarries a sprocket-wheel L2, over which passes an endless sprocket-chainN, also passing over idlers O, mounted in the lever F, and then thechain passes over the sprocket-wheel P, held to turn on the pivot of thelever F in the bearing E. A forked arm Q is pivotally connected with thefaces of the sprocket-Wheel P, and is rigidly connected with aplate Q,carrying on its upper side a shank Q2, supporting the button Q3, held toslide on top of the plate F3, secured on the inner end of the lever F.The shank Q2 passes through a longitudinal slot F2 in the said plate F3and serves to guide the button Q3 in its forward and backward slidingmovement on the plate F.3 in a similar manner to that described in theapplication above mentioned. A springR presses on the inner end of thelever F -in such a manner as to force the outer end of the said lever`down- Ward.

On the plate K on the other side of the pivot K to that on which thering J is located is held a receptacle S, containing a sponge or othersimilar material saturated with a liquid blaoking, oil, or othersubstance to be applied to the boot or shoe. Into the open top of thereceptacle S onto the material S is adapted to pass a sponge T, securedon a disk T, adapted to be locked onto the ring G3 of the dauber G by alocking device provided with a shaft U, mounted to turn in the disk andcarrying on its outer ends a notched arm U', adapted to engage pins G1on the said ring G3, or adapted to engage pins S2, formed on the outsideof the `receptacle S when the sponge T is not to be used, as is shown inFig. l.

In order to lock the pivoted plate K in place, a spring-pressedlocking-lever K2 is arranged on the top of the back B, and serves toengage notches K3 and K4, arranged opposite each other on the plate K.In order to lock the lever F in place, as shown in Fig. 3, a lock XV isprovided,which is a pivotal arm W', hung on the inner end of the lever Fand provided with a pin W2, adapted to engage an inclined staple W3,secured on the handle D.

The operation is as follows: Vhen' the brush is t-o be used forblacking, then the plate K is held in such a manner on the top of theback B that the ring .I stands at the front end of the brush directlyunder the dauber G. The receptacle S, with the sponge-plate T locked toit, then stands on the inner end of the plate K, as is shown in Fig. l.The lever may now be rocked a few times till sufficient blacking adheresto the bristles, or the dauber may be rotated by means of the handle-armII, and then t-he lever is depressed and the button Q3 moved forward Vtoswing the da uber into position for applying the blacking.

Vhen the operator desires to use the improvement for oiling or wipingshoes or boots, he first presses the inner end of the lever F downwardand throws the arm W rearwarddisk T, the bristles G' standing in anupper# most position. The operator then turns the arm U upward todisengage the same from the pins S2 and to engage the same with the pinsG4 on the ring G3 of the dauber G. By this means the sponge -plate T,with its sponge T', is unlocked from the receptacle S and is locked tothe under side of the ring G3. The operator now pours the necessary oil,blacking-liquid, or other substance to he used into the receptacle Sonto the sponge S', and then the operator, by alternately pressing andreleasing the inner end of the lever F, moves the sponge T' in contactwith the liquid on the sponge S', so that the said liquid saturates thesponge T', after which the operator pulls the button Q3 rearward tochange the position of the dauber G, so that the sponge T' stands in anuppermost position, while the bristles G stand downward. In order,however, to protect the bristles G', the latter can be covered up by acap V, previously secured over the bristles G to the under side of theback G2. Then the operator releases the pressure on the inner end of thelever F, the spring R forces the front end downward-that is, the cap Vinto the receptacle S. The operator can now rub the liquid on the spongeT' ont-o the boot or shoe, and when more liquid is required by pressingthe inner end of the lever F downward and pushing the button Q3 forwardto change the4 position of the dauber the sponge T can again he movedinto contact with the sponge S', and

with the liquid contained in the said receptacle on the said sponge S'.The abovedescribed operation is then repeated-that is, the position ofthe dauber is againchanged, so that the sponge T' stands in an uppermostposition. Instead of the sponge T', chamois or other material may beused, according to the material to be daubed onto the boot or shoe. Thesponge T' may also be used for merely wiping boots or shoes, if desired.When the operator desires to change the brush again for blackingpurposes, the sponge T' is moved into its lowermost position, as shownin Fig. 3, so as to pass into the receptacle S, and then the operatormoves the arm U downward ont of engagement with the pins G4 and intoengagement with the pins S2. The operator by then pressing on the rearend of the lever F and locking thesame in position by the lock W can nowchange the position of the plate K by first releasing the same by itslock K2 and then turning the same at an angle of one hundred and eightydegrees, so that the ring J stands in front and the receptacle S, withthe sponge T' `and the disk T, on the rear. The lock W is then unlocked,and the device can then be used for blacking in the manner set forth inthe applic-ation above lnentioned.

I do not claim, broadly, in this application thelever having avertically-swinging dauber operated from a thumb-piece on the rearend ofthe lever, as the same is claimed in my application before referred to.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a blacking-brush, a vertically-swinginglever provided with a reversible dauber having bristles on one side anda sponge on the opposite side, substantially as set forth.

2. In a blacking-brush, a vertically-swinging lever provided with avertically-swinging reversible dauber having bristles on one side and aremovable sponge on the opposite side, substantially as set forth.

In a blackingbrush, a vertically-swinging lever provided with areversible vertically-swin ging dauber mounted to turn thereon, one faceof which dauber has bristles and a sponge removably secured to theopposite face, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a vertically-swinging lever having a fulcrumbetween its ends and a thumb-piece at its rear end, of a reversibledauber pivoted at the forward end of the lever to swing verticallyandprovided on op posite faces with bristles and a sponge, andoperatingconnections between the dauber and the thumb-piece forreversing the dauber, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with an ordinary blacking-hrush, of a leverfulcrumed thereon, a dauber mounted to swing on one end of the saidlever and provided with bristles and a wiper or sponge, and a platemounted to swing on the back of the brush and adapted to sup- IOC IIO

port a box of blacking and a receptacle for a liquid, substantially asshown and described.

6. The combination, With the lever having a fork at its front end and aslide at its rear end, of a vertically-swingingv reversible dauberhaving trunnions mounted in the said fork and having bristles on oneface and a sponge on the opposite face, a pulley on one of saidtrunnions, a pulley on the lever between the dauber and thumb-piece, ayoke connected to said lever-pulley and to the thumb-piece, and anendless chain passing around said pulley, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with an ordinary blacking-brush, of a leverfulcrumed thereon, a dauber mounted to swing on one end of the saidlever and provided with bristles and a Wiper or sponge, a plate mountedto swing on the back'of the brushand adapted to support a box ofblacking and a receptacle for a carrying the said sponge, and a lockingdevice for locking the said disk to the said ring, substantially asshown and described.

ADDISON SMITH.

Witnesses:

E. D. GRANT, JAMES NAUGHTON.

